Posts by Adrienne Shamszad
Leili Lullaby (When I Was A Bird) Lyrics
https://adrienneshamszad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Leili-Lullaby-2448.wav Leili Lullaby (When I Was A Bird) Naare doone doone labaat khandoone teraazoor biyar nabaat arzoone naaze niloofar baale kabootar az gol naazokhtar omide maadar Gol Leili Leili Jaan Leili Leili… naaze niloofar baale kabootar az gol naazokhtar omide maadar Gol Leili Leili Jaan Leili Leili… When I was a bird I sailed over…
Read MoreThe Art of Melody Writing: Online Class Sponsored by Freight & Salvage
Meets 6 Mondays, September 12 to October 24, 2022 at 7:00PM About the class: Storytelling through song is a timeless art form that has shaped humanity throughout the ages. Memorable melodies have been our companions throughout history, helping people to relay important messages, connect with nature, and keep us focused. Melodies help us celebrate the…
Read MoreAdrienne’s retired, but still relevant, artist statement. (2018)
Music is a journey for me. It is an ongoing process of evolution and self-discovery, in the least cliche new-ager sense you could imagine. Music is like a powerful ocean: once you get in past a certain point you either find the balance of surrender-surf-swim OR you try to fight the inevitable and get totally…
Read MoreAll In Lyrics
All In I found my love in a sacred place Floating like an otter out beyond the waves And the sparkle in his eyes called out to mine I became an otter too so we could play Oh I swim and I say my prayer I would go with you anywhere You’re my blood you’re…
Read Morea sad update with a positive reframe & some pretty pictures
Hey family, As I wrote in my last email, I was planning to perform tonight with Artemisia, the band of one of my students, for their EP release show in Oakland. The bummer news is that one of their members has tested positive for Covid and we had to reschedule. The happy news is that…
Read MoreOur Web of Connection + A New Song
We are the web of connection Recently, I’ve been thinking of being alive as synonymous with being connected. U.S. society, which I am woven into, places such overwhelming emphasis on our independence, on our individuality, on our abilities and achievements as isolated performers. Even though these ideals have pervaded our consciousness for so long, even…
Read MoreNew Single Just Dropped
Salaam and hello my people, I come to you today with some good news and a short, but deep, story. As you may know, it has been a while since I’ve released new music. What you may not realize is that I have dozens of songs I have recorded over the last decade plus but,…
Read MoreA Song From My Vault
Hello beloveds, My latest “Song From The Vault” is out today on all the streaming platforms. It will be my last release of these songs for a while and here’s why: this project was designed purely for me to get out of the past and into the present, and it worked. I spent many years…
Read MoreLove You Without Fear Lyrics
This song is about facing our fear of death with love. And our fear of intimacy with courage. And our fear of loneliness with vulnerability. Love You Without Fear Meet me In the Afterlife Where none of us have names Where there’s nothing to lose or gain Meet me there And I will love you…
Read MoreNothing I Can Say Lyrics
This is a song written for the liberation of lost souls who linger between worlds after suicide. It was written and performed for the explicit purpose of healing the deep wounds left behind in the spirit of the deceased and in the hearts of those left behind on earth. It is never performed the same…
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